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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ridout. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ridout to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ridout, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ridout (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ridout. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Ridout is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilson County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilson County: Atascosa, Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe & Karnes.

Below are the counties that are near Ridout. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridout:

  • Wilson County     (The home county of Ridout)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridout, with the one closest to Ridout listed first.
    • Poth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <2>
    • Floresville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dewees
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewees is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
    • Darilek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
    • Sunnyside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Three Oaks ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
    • Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
    • Calaveras
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
    • Canada Verde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridout, with the one closest to Ridout listed first.
    • Black Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
    • Verdi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Coughran
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
    • McCoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • Fashing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • Leming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Espey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
    • Pleasanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Peggy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Campbellton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jourdanton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Poteet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Bee County
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridout, with the one closest to Ridout listed first.
    • Elmendorf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • Lone Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Adkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sayers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sayers is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
    • Saint Hedwig
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Boldtville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Boldtville is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
    • China Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • China Grove is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
    • Martinez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinez is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Kirby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridout, with the one closest to Ridout listed first.
    • Nixon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <2>
    • Dewville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dewville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridout, with the one closest to Ridout listed first.
    • Olmos ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
    • Jakes Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
    • New Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Sweet Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Zuehl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridout, with the one closest to Ridout listed first.
    • Falls City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawelekville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
    • Hobson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Panna Maria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Coy City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
    • Karnes City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gillett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Ecleto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
    • Kenedy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Runge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridout, see our County-by-County Page for Ridout.

Cemeteries Near Ridout ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridout.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ridout - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridout covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridout, with the one closest to Ridout listed first.

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lodi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dewees Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dewees Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Poth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968779 <4>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Canada Verde Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mueller Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Stockdale Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sauceda Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holbrecht Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Ridout in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridout.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridout, with the one closest to Ridout listed first.

  • Floresville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Calaveras
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
  • Fairview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairview is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Cestohowa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
  • Sutherland Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Stockdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Verdi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
  • Kicaster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
  • Elmendorf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Panna Maria
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • La Vernia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Karnes City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Pleasanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sayers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sayers is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridout. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridout.

Newspapers Published in Ridout ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridout.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridout, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridout.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ridout:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ridout, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridout) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.